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Description:If you've ever tried to figure out Transformer terms for time units, you probably ran into the same problem I did: Confusing and or Contradictory definitions for far too many terms. So, I went through, found the most appropriate or widely used terms between the continuities, and made this to try and make some sort of sense of the lot of it. This of course is not strictly canon (canon time units terms are convoluted at best as it is), but it's based on canon with an attempt to straighten the mess out at least to some degree into something more useful. I know it really helps us out a lot in the Transformers RP's I am in, that's for sure. XD

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If you read the description, this is a logical simplification based on canon terms, not "what is strictly canon in X continuity", for use in an RP setting. And you are actually canonically incorrect with regards to the definition of "Orbital Cycle".

In canon, an Orbital Cycle is listed as one month (referring to one Lunar Orbit), not one day, and I had already used "Lunar Cycle" to equal a Month in this listing since it made more sense to me to use that terminology as one orbit of the Moon around the Earth is roughly equal to one Month on Earth (which is where the term Month actually comes from - literally Moon Time).

That being said, how long does it take for a planet to go once around a star (one Orbit)? One year for that planet, right (not to be confused with a "Solar Year", which is a completely different time scale altogether)? Hence "Orbital Cycle = 1 Year" makes more sense in context. Plus, a day is already defined as a Solar Cycle in canon and it would make very little sense to have two conflicting terms for the same thing in this. Also, since Stellar Cycle (One Year) is too close to Solar Cycle (One Day) because Stellar (Star) and Solar (the Sun or a Star with Planets) essentially mean the same thing in Astronomical terms (having to do with a Star), I chose to omit confusion and use Orbital Cycle for a year instead of Stellar Cycle.

As an addition, Cycle refers to One Planetary Rotational Cycle, which is shortened to simply Cycle for the purposes of this file; though I could have used Rotational Cycle, but that term does not exist in canon and I've already used one non-canon specific term because I needed one that was specific to that time unit that made more logical sense in context with the rest of the file and Cycle was sufficient enough to use here. And because in canon, Cycle refers to everything from one minute to one year (depending on the continuity in question), which makes it more than a little confusing and convoluted, again I simplified it for the purposes of this file.

Sorry about the mistake. I just was wondering because in Animated, Starscream said " This is going to be a long Orbital Cycle" in 'A Bridge Too Close' part 1 and I believe what most people say is "This is going to be a long day".

**giggles** The main list that covers all the continuities is just insanely confusing honestly, because some of the terms have several different meanings or there's different terms for the same thing, depending on the continuity. So, I made a standardized list that I thought would be helpful or useful to people.

*GLEE* Seriously, a huge amount of glee. Cybertronian times have always baffled me, but this is nice and understandable, and it'll be a HUGE help in my latest story.Do you mind if I save this to my computer for future reference for when I don't have net access?

I always give credit if I use someone else's characters/universe etc. If I don't, then I feel kinda guilty. D8And of course, I shall be linking back to this submission with each chapter posted (assuming I ever start posting the damn story. *mental block* ffffff ). :3

Oh geez, I hate writing/art blocks. DX Gets sooooo annoying. Hope you can rekindle the muse quickly, I know how completely not fun it can be to suffer with it, wanting to write/draw but can't because muse has decided to take a vacation in Bermuda or something. >.<

Same. I get them all too easily. (I went for three years completely unable to write or draw a thing, which made my English grades suffer horribly).And, as for my muse, it's currently being devoured by TF: Prime and Katamari Forever. xDI'm working on the fourth chapter, I have all these ideas, but wrestling them into coherent parapgraphs is proving to be tricky, so things are being written a few lines at a time. >.<